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...Judith Anne Paul, Shirley Barden Zimmerman (Deputies); Barbara Dudley Davis, Evelyn Hannon, Jill Ward (Copy Coordinators); Minda Bikman, Doug Bradley, Robert Braine, Bruce Christopher Carr, Barbara Collier, Julia Van Buren Dickey, Dora Fairchild, Judith Kales, Sharon Kapnick, Claire Knopf, Gyavira Lasana, Melinda J. McAdams, M.M. Merwin, Anna F. Monardo, Maria A. Paul, Jane Rigney, Elyse Segelken, Terry Stoller, Amelia Weiss (Copy Editors...
...Judith Anne Paul, Shirley Barden Zimmerman (Deputies); Barbara Dudley Davis, Evelyn Hannon, Jill Ward (Copy Coordinators); Minda Bikman, Doug Bradley, Robert Braine, Bruce Christopher Carr, Barbara Collier, Julia Van Buren Dickey, Dora Fairchild, Judith Kales, Sharon Kapnick, Claire Knopf, Gyavira Lasana, Melinda J. McAdams, M.M. Merwin, Anna F. Monardo, Maria A. Paul, Jane Rigney, Elyse Segelken, Terry Stoller, Amelia Weiss (Copy Editors...
Eggar's interpretation is most unsatisfactory in the second half of West Side Story. A dream sequence which combines the allegretto movement of Beethoven's seventh symphony, Tony and Maria's courtship replayed as transvestite vaudeville and rather poor lighting leaves the audience more confused than amazed. And in the last two scenes, the catchy songs have all been sung, and the dancing is over. What remains is a rather explicit attempt at rape and Tony's death. Instead of being tragic, these scenes feel sensationalist...
...more serious problem--the voices are often drowned out by the orchestra. In this respect the women fare better than the men. Forbes is not only funny and sympathetic as Maria, but her singing is near perfect. As her best friend Anita, Cori Peterson is a natural. Even Rita Moreno fans will like...
...Dieterich, as manic Jet Action, have good onstage rapport and cool haircuts. But their voices are not strong enough to push through the thumping percussion and brass in numbers like "Jet Song" and "Officer Krupke." And Rouse is a merely adequate singer and actor. It is hard to imagine Maria falling in love with someone so tame...